The carriage stopped in front of the barracks of the Flying Tigers. Sun Zhanming, the deputy chief soldier of Yantang Pass, is already there waiting for his father and you to arrive.

Sun Zhanming is 45 years old this year, with a slender figure, a long white face and a long beard, and he looks elegant and elegant, but he is another well-known tiger general in the Southern Han Dynasty. He was born in a civilian country, without any family background, since he was young, he has been following my father, brave and good at fighting, all relying on military merits all the way up, is my father's right-hand man and friend of life and death, the two have a good understanding on the battlefield, very tacit understanding. The last time my father went on an expedition, he entrusted him with the defense of Yantang Pass, and then he went out of the city to help your father. Sun Zhanming fully inherited my father's combat style, and after my father's death, he took over this unit and ran it with all his might, maintaining the good individual quality of the unit and the highest level of cavalry archery on the northern front. Ever since your father sent someone to take my pregnant mother to live in the house, Sun Zhanming has become a frequent visitor to the Cui family. The two sides have forged a deep friendship in the common remembrance and remembrance of my father, and in the common care and care for my father's bereaved family.

I have been familiar with Sun Zhanming since I was a child, I call him uncle, I used to ride his shoulder, and I also took his hand to swing. When I was a child, I longed for him to come to visit me at Cui's house. Because every time he came over, he would bring me a lot of interesting things and tell me good stories. But he never told me about the war, and he rarely told me about my father. In the long-term relationship, I also have a good relationship with his family. His wife, Mrs. Ru, and his children all grew up watching me. Our two families often spend holidays together.

When you were a child, he should have played with you like this, but after all, you have been separated for 13 years, and you have a vague impression of each other.

In the years after his father's death, Sun Zhanming's cavalry units were repeatedly transferred to various battlefields to participate in battles, and he made many meritorious achievements, had rich experience in fighting on the northern front, and knew the situation of the enemy army on the northern front well, but he was never reused and promoted, and for 14 years, he has been staying in the position of deputy commander-in-chief. There have always been people in the government and the opposition who have been secretly unhappy with him, especially his loyal subordinates, who have been dissatisfied with this situation for a long time.

When you came back, your father was going to take you to visit him. But he was leading part of the cavalry at that time, and was urgently transferred to the Western Front by 100,000 to deal with the conflict with the Xibei people. Just after taking a breath, the edict of the king of Han and the envoy of the Huaizhou Festival, Xue Yunfei, asked him to cooperate with your order to select troops and his father's letter, and he arrived at the same time. He did not dare to slack off, and immediately made a roster for you to choose your soldiers, and prepared to welcome your father and you.

Following your father, you step out of the carriage.

Your boots are on the fine sand of the school grounds.

You see Sun Zhan looking at you intently.

Just as your boots hit the ground, a gust of wind picked up in the school yard, and the fine sand was lifted up by the wind and fluttered in the air. Both father and Sun Zhanming subconsciously tilted their heads, squinting their eyes to avoid flying sand.

But you didn't move.

Through a thin layer of yellow dust, Sun Zhanming saw through his eyes that you were standing there motionless, without even flickering your eyelashes slightly. But, weirdly, all the flying sand suddenly turns around as it approaches the distance of one of your fingers. They form a thin, transparent, curved interface in the air. Then, like a rain of sand, it falls all around you. Sun Zhanming was stunned by this scene all of a sudden.

You just stand in the dust, but none of the sand can get close to you, as if there is an invisible barrier around you.

When the gust of wind passed, Sun Zhanming recovered from that shocked state. He took a few steps forward and saluted his father: "The last general, Sun Zhanming, greets the prince of Dingguo and the young son." ”

The father rubbed his eyes and said to Sun Zhanming: "Okay, okay, they are all old acquaintances, although they are acting in accordance with the edict, they don't need to be so polite." Jinglong, don't come to meet General Sun, when you were a child, General Sun played with you. Speaking of which, you should call General Sun uncle. Sun Zhanming smiled: "This is the young prince who just came back from Dongcheng." It's grown so big in a flash, I really can't admit it at all. ”

You bowed deeply and said to Sun Zhanming, "I've seen General Sun." I have long admired Uncle Sun's reputation for strict management of the army and many miraculous achievements, and I have always admired him very much. ”

Sun Zhanming stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "The young boy has won the award." Sun is already old, and the future war will depend on young people like Young Gongzi to catch up. ”

After the greetings were over, his father said to Sun Zhanming: "You know the will of the King of Han, are you ready?" ”

Sun Zhanming said: "It's all ready. This is the roster of the whole army. Please choose from any of them. ”

You take the roster and turn a few pages.

Sun Zhanming said: "Please ask the prince and the prince of Dingguo to go to the tent and choose slowly." Today it was windy and sandy outside. ”

The father said, "Okay, good, Brother Zhan Ming is very thoughtful. ”

You close the roster. Say, "Father, go and rest in the tent." I would also like to ask General Sun a few words individually. ”

Father looked at you, then at Sun Zhanming, and decided not to ask you what you wanted to talk to him about alone, after all, it was you and Sun who came to do the errand, and he was not among them. The father said, "That's good." You talk slowly. ”

Seeing your father's figure gradually walking away, you said to Sun Zhanming, "Uncle Sun can ask me the question in his heart just now." ”

Sun Zhanming was shocked again. But he immediately calmed down. He said, "Yes." Sun was very strange just now. That burst of flying sand, why can't you get close to the young man? ”

You said: "Because the younger generation wants to show his hand and tell Uncle Sun that I have not been in vain in the past thirteen years in Qingchuan." ”

You looked at Sun Zhanming with sharp eyes and said, "Uncle Sun, the junior is neither a gentleman nor a wine bag and rice bag. Today, I was ordered by the king to select 500 elites here, train and improve combat strength, and explore new tactics for the Han army. I hope that Uncle Sun will not be discredited with the king's order because he looks down on the younger generation, and he will treat it as a child's play and delay state affairs. ”

Sun Zhanming suddenly felt sweat on his back. His face flushed all at once. He bowed his hand and said, "Sun is indeed a little preconceived and mistaken about the young son." ”

You say, "This is the first time I have met Uncle Sun since the junior came back." Private friendship is private friendship, and business is public business. I have heard for a long time that Uncle Sun is an upright and cheerful gentleman. Let's be honest with each other and don't start working together in mutual misunderstandings. ”

Sun Zhanming blushed again and said, "What the young man said is extremely true. ”

You raise the roster in your hand and say, "I'll take a good look at it." But I don't want to pick the people on top of this. ”

Sun Zhanming said: "Forgive Sun for not understanding what the young son meant? ”

You say: "The meaning of the younger generation is very clear: I want Uncle Sun to hide the people who are not written on this roster, and I want the real cavalry elite of the Flying Tiger Army." Please also ask Uncle Sun to take out the real roster. ”

Sun Zhanming looked at you with wide eyes. You don't shy away from looking at him either. You looked at each other for a moment.

Sun Zhanming suddenly burst out laughing. He arched his hand again and said: "The person who can make General Lei Shicheng look at him differently in Dongcheng is really extraordinary!" Sun has learned! Sun is admirable! ”

You laugh a little too. You said: "Thanks to General Lei's special affection, he specially instructed Uncle Sun again and again, never give me the real list, and don't let me choose the real elite." ”

Sun Zhanming was stunned again. Then, he laughed again: "Sure enough, he is a hero from ancient times!" If Dingguo has a son, how fortunate is it! Although I was debunked by you as soon as we met, and I was choked half to death by you, I, an old friend, am still really happy for him! ”

Sun Zhanming said: "Since the young son is a Ming man, Sun doesn't have to do dark things anymore. The roster that the young boy wants, here. ”

You'll soon have another roster on your hands.

Sun Zhanming said: "Young boy, please believe in Sun's sincerity, this time, I really gave it to me, and I have no selfish hiding." ”

He said: "I didn't want to hide it from you, but I can't ignore General Lei's repeated letters. Now that the young boy has seen through it, I naturally have no choice but to cooperate with the young son's selection. General Lei wanted to come, but he had nothing to say. ”

Sun Zhanming said: "The young man's eyes are sharp, sharp as a knife, and he is worthy of commanding the best soldiers. ”

After checking the new roster, you smiled and hugged your fists in salute, and said humbly: "These best soldiers were brought out by General Chen and General Sun. Thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one general is hard to find. The younger generation is also sincere and admires General Sun. ”

Sun Zhanming said: "Let's tell the truth, come to me to choose people, it was the young prince who took the initiative to make the Huaizhou Jiedu envoy." ”

You nodded. You say, "Otherwise, how can you have the opportunity to come to General Sun without fighting?" ”

Sun Zhanming smiled again: "Young boy, don't want to open a pot and mention a pot." Fortunately, I will be glad to meet you! ”

He stretched out his hand and said, "Young boy, please in the tent." ”

You say, "Uncle Sun, please." ”